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The Beat Defined
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What is a beat?
The Beat Defined
A "beat" or "beatnik" was a social group of young people in the 1950's. They were the predecessors of the hipppies of the 1960's and wrote poetic ficiton and poetry. Sterotypically, beatniks are associated with coffee shops, bongos, and black turtlenecks. For ficitonal interpritations of these over-the-top beatniks, see Manard G. Krebs in the television series Dobie Gillis or Pia Zadora's role in the movie Hairspray.
Aside from these stereotypes, the beats are typically thought of as a literary movement including authors like Jack Kerouac, William S. Burroughs, and Allen Ginsberg.
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